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SMOKEJUMPER SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION SHEET

NAME: Chad Walker Vacancy Announcement #: OCRT-462-5-SMKJMP-DT

CURRENT ICS/ IQCS RED CARD QUALIFICATIONs:

CRWB, ICT 4, HMGB, ENGB(t), RXCM, FFT1, FALB, SEC2, HECM

INDIVIDUAL WILDLAND FIRE EXPERIENCE: Please list your fire experience by position,and the number of assignments

Position Number of assignments

Position Number of assignments

Firefighter 46 Engine Boss 4

Squad Boss 15 Firing Boss or RXI2

ICT5 12 Burn Boss Type 2

Faller, Class B 24 Fire Effects Monitor

Faller, Class C Field Observer

Crew Boss 6 Safety Officer Line

Strike Team Ld.(Crew)

Incident Commander Type 3

I. C. Initial Attack,Type 4

10 Air Tactical GroupSupervisor

Task Force Leader Safety Officer Type 2

Division/GroupSupervisor

Ops Section Chief Type2

Other: Helicopter Manager

22 Other:

Other: Helicopter Crew Member

63 Other:

Other: Other

FIRST AID TRAINING: List course, year attended, provider and location.

COURSE TITLE YEAR PROVIDER LOCATION CURRENT/EXP

Basic First aid & CPR 2009 Red Cross Lucky Peak Heli 06/2011

Licenses: Please list fire and non-fire related (CDL, ATV, Parachute Rigging, Pilot etc.):

Note: Confidential Info—Please handle appropriately






OTHER SKILLS: List fire and non-fire related skills related to the following categories.Please respond in a narrative format.

Leadership Skills/Experience/Positions: Being a leader is something that I take great pride in.

Working in the aviation field of wildland firefighting, it is critical to be a good leader. I havehad been fortunate in my career to have had more good leaders than bad, but have learnedfrom both. One of my strengths as a leader is attention to safety. It is important in the ever changing wildland environment to keep safety as priority number one. We often findourselves in a situation where do not have enough information, communications are poor, or you just don’t feel very comfortable with the current situation. It is in these times of adversitywhere the good leaders over come these obstacles and execute the mission effectively andsafely. If I am acting in the capacity of Incident commander or squad boss, I ensure thatevery firefighter has a clear understanding of the task at hand and that all hazards havebeen identified to the best of my ability and measures are in place should some thing not goas planned. It is also important when acting in the capacity of a leader to not get “tunnelvision” and focus on any one aspect of a situation, but the situation as a whole. This is something that I feel I do very well. One way that I do that is by delegating. If a situation starts to

become more complex I will delegate tasks so I am able to stay flexible and not becomeoverwhelmed with any one issue. I have been leader for as long as I can remember. I havebeen a captain on my hockey teams in high school and college. By my second year in firemy supervisors have looked for me to give guidance to the new firefighters on the crew. Ihave acted a module leader on engines, hand crews, and helitack crews.

Language Skills (Specify which and how used): In the fire and aviation world communicationis essential for completing a mission and even more important for safety. It is imperative tospeak concisely and use correct verbiage when on an incident. It is also important to knowthe audience you are speaking to. A group of volunteer or contract fire fighters may notknow all of the acronyms or fire slang that agency fire fighters are accustomed to. So it is

critical to convey information in its proper context so the information is understood correctly.I have also taken multiple communication classes in college and for the forest service, whichhas given extensive knowledge on how to convey information clearly. I have also have hadthe responsibility of speaking on the radio. Communication over radios is one of the mostimportant jobs that we have as wildland firefighters. My experience and education hastaught me to decipher the important and relevant information that needs to be conveyed over the radio. This is even more critical during the initial attack phase of a wild land fire. Withincoming crews, aircraft, and supplies, short and concise radio transmissions are critical tothe over all success and safety of the incident.

Experience in Working with Other Organizations/Cultures: My experience of firefighting inseveral regions of the country has provided me the opportunity to communicate with others

about the fire behavior, organizations, equipment, and suppression tactics in a wide varietyof situations. As a skilled crew person on the Boise National Forest, I learned the specialrelationship between the Forest Service, BLM, and IDL as well as various local firedepartments on initial attack and extended attack wildland fires. During my career with theForest Service, I have held positions that have required a very strong ability to communicateorally with these groups as well as individuals in various disciplines. I have had ampleopportunity to effectively interact with a wide variety wildland firefighters. As wildlandfreighters we are constantly thrust into stressful situations that require working withindividuals that we are unfamiliar with to work as a team to complete missions, assignments,







and duties safely and efficiently. I am able to do these tasks successfully by utilizing theknowledge, experience, and humor I have gained over my 9 years of wildland firefighting for the Forest Service. Working in the Boise front area has allowed me to work with manydifferent crews and agencies. On any given mission I may have to communicate with morethan one group of individuals ranging from state, county or city firefighters, police,paramedics or even volunteer fire fighters. I have also had the experience of working with

fire fighters from different cultures as well. While working in Alaska I have worked the nativeAlaskan crews, I have been on BIA fires and worked with Native American crews, and I haveworked with all Spanish speaking contract crews. All of these experiences has greatenedmy understanding of their cultures and given me tools to draw from in the future.

Training Instruction or Public Speaking Skills/Experience: Teaching and instructing is one of my favorite aspects of wildland fire fighting. Whether it’s in a class room setting or on anactual fire, I enjoy teaching the up and coming fire fighters that are eager to learn and gainexperience. With safety in this job as important as it is, I feel that an educated fire fighter isa safe fire fighter. Education is no substitute for experience but when people are able toapply what they have learned outside of the classroom it can be a very rewarding experience

to both student and teacher. It is also enjoyable able to watch people evolve in their skillsand abilities. I have helped instruct many NWCG courses: S-212, S-270,S-271, L-280, S-131, and S-133. I have also given instruction to new crew members about chain saws andfelling operations, helispot construction, loading and unloading of helicopters, fire lineconstruction, and ignition operations. I have always enjoyed public speaking as well. I feelthis has been a great tool for me to use in my career. During my first year in working for theForest Service I was a Forest Protection officer which required me to make daily contactswith individuals recreating on Forest land. As an IC type 4 I have also had to give dailyoperational and safety briefing to twenty or more individuals. My public speaking background has helped me in becoming an effective leader.

Additional Information:







FIRE TRAINING COURSES COMPLETED: Enter year attended, provider and location.(Official documentation required upon hiring )

Course Title Year Provider LocationI-100 ICS 06/2002 USFS/BLM Boise State Universty

I-200 Basic ICS 06/2005 USFS Lucky Peak Helibase

I-300 Intermediate ICS 06/2006 USFS Lucky Peak Helibase

I-400 Advanced ICS

S-130 Basic Firefighter 06/2002 USFS/BLM Boise State Universty

S-131 Advanced Firefighter Training 07/2003 USFS Lowman Ranger District

S-133 Look up Look Down 06/2002 USFS Lowman Ranger District

S-190 Introduction to Fire Behavior 06/2002 USFS/BLM Boise State University

S-200 Initial Attack I.C. 05/2005 USFS Lucky Peak Helibase

S-211 Portable Pumps and Water Use 07/2003 USFS Lowman Ranger District

S-212 Power Saws 06/2002 USFS Lowman Ranger District

S-215 Fire Ops in the Urban Interface 06/2003 BLM Boise State University

S-230 Crew Boss 05/2007 USFS/BLM Boise State University

S-234 Ignition Operations 04/2003 USFS Lucky Peak Helibase

S-260 Fire Business Management 07/2004 USFS Idaho City Ranger DistrictS-270 Basic Air Operations 04/2003 USFS Eagle Fire Station

S-278 Air Tactical Group Supervisor

S-281 SupervisoryConcepts/Techniques

07/2003 USFS Lowman Ranger District

S-290 Intermediate Fire Behavior 05/2003 USFS/BLM Eagle Fire Station

S-300 I.C. Extended Attack

S-330 Task Force/Strike Team Leader

S-339 Division/Group Supervisor

S-390 Fire Behavior Calculations

S-404 Safety Officer

S-420 Command & General Staff

S-430 Operations Officer S490 Advanced Fire Behavior

L-180 Human Factors 08/2004 USFS Lucky Peak Helibase

L-280 Followership to Leadership 04/2006 USFS Garden Valley Work Center

L-380 fireline Leadership 11/2009 USFS/BLM NIFC

L381 Incident Leadership

L-480 Incident Management TeamLeadership

M-410 Facilitative Instructor 11/2008 USFS/BLM Boise Dispatch

Rx-300 Burn Boss

Rx-310 Fire Effects

Rx-410 Smoke Management

Other: S-372 Helicopter Manager 05/2007 USFS/BLM NIFCOther: S-231 Engine Boss 05/2007 USFS/BLM Boise State University

Other: S-271 Helicopter Crewmember

06/2004 USFS/BLM Warm Lake Church Camp

Other: S-217 Helicopter Rappeller 06/2004 USFS Lucky Peak Helibase







A short resume may be substituted for this for but please include this information.


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